[mythtv-users] timezone problems connecting to remote backend

[Greg Oliver]

On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Jeff Cranmer <jeff at lotussevencars.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to connect to the master myth backend using my laptop.
> The problem is that my laptop runs opensuse, and the mythbox runs
> gentoo.
>
> It appears that the time zone syntax is different, and that is causing
> mythtv to sulk
>
> Is there an easy fix for this error?
>
> 2010-11-06 14:54:50.557 Time zone settings on the master backend differ
> from those on this system.
> 2010-11-06 14:54:50.557 Detected time zone settings:
>    Master: Zone ID: 'EST5EDT', UTC Offset: '-14400', Current Time:
> '2010-11-06T14:54:50'
>     Local: Zone ID: 'America/New_York', UTC Offset: '-14400', Current
> Time: '2010-11-06T14:54:50'
>
> 2010-11-06 14:54:50.558 The time and/or time zone settings on this
> system do not match those in use on the master backend. Please ensure
> all frontend and backend systems are configured to use the same time
> zone and have the current time properly set.
> 2010-11-06 14:54:50.558 Unable to run with invalid time settings.
> Exiting.
> 2010-11-06 14:54:50.607 Deleting UPnP client...

Just link /etc/localtime to /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT on both
machines..  The time will stay the same..  It is kinda strange that
mythtv thinks they do not match though - the offset is obviously
right..